Elizabeth Lawrence- The Southern Gardener
Auntie Jo Jo will be sharing a story about Elizabeth Lawrence, the first women to recieve a BS in Lanscape Architecture from NCSU. Elizabeth spent many years expressing her creativity through gardenin...
18 Mar 20218min
Cornelia Phillips Spencer-University Advocate
This episode, Auntie Jo Jo will be sharing a story about Cornelia Phillips Spencer. Cornelia was instrumental in the reopening of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's reopening after the ...
16 Mar 20216min
Christina Koch-Waiting for Her Moonwalk
Auntie Jo Jo is excited to share this story with you! Christina Koch is a North Carolina woman making history. Visit NASA's website to get more information about all the women involved with NASA. Don...
11 Mar 20216min
New Podcast Feature!
You can now leave Auntie Jo Jo a voice message! You can visit the main page and select the message button or you can find the message button on this epsiode. Create an Anchor account and send me a mes...
10 Mar 20211min
Tiny Broadwick-Parachuting Through Life
Tiny Broadwick was the first woman to parachute from a plane. She worked long, hard hours at the cotton mill in Henderson, North Carolina. She dreamed of something more and found it at the North Carol...
9 Mar 20212min
Gertrude Weil-Behind the Ballot
This episode, Auntie Jo Jo tells the story of Gertrude Weil and her fight for the right for women to vote. Gertrude Weil is from Goldsboro and was active in the Women's Suffrage Movement. She help man...
4 Mar 20215min
Virginia Dare-The First English Child
This episode Auntie Jo Jo will be telling you her own story about the first English child, Virginia Dare. Virginia was born to the Roanoke Colony in the Americas in 1587. Her colony is considered lost...
2 Mar 20215min
Welcome to March!
March is National Women in History month. Instead of ready you short stoires I thought I would tell you stories about women that made North Carolina history! Episodes will be released on Tuesdays and ...
1 Mar 20211min
